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People Break Down The Most Statistically Improbable Things That Have Ever Happened To Them

Reddit user yankeevandal asked: 'What statistically improbable thing happened to you?'

We've all heard something that sounded so outrageous or unlikely that we struggled to believe it.

But in some cases, we might be the ones trying to find the words to tell an unbelievably true story.

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The Darkest Facts About The Food Industry

Reddit user Miserable_Papaya1814 asked: 'What dark facts do you know about food industry?'

Many people prefer to know as little about what they're eating as possible, while others will do copious research about their food, namely how safe and hygienic what they just ate was.

Sometimes going down that rabbit hole of research, you might learn something about a product you just purchased or a restaurant that you wish you hadn't.

Then too, some of what you may read is purely urban legend and has absolutely no basis in fact.

Unfortunately, some information is merely the surface of shocking, disgusting secrets.

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As the saying goes, you can't believe everything you read.

But every now and then, you might find yourself reading or hearing a piece of information that you at first think couldn't possibly be real.

Until you are presented with verified, reliable information to back it up... Then you have to eat your words and put your disbelief behind you.

Perhaps the most surprising instances of these are statistics, which at first glance you can't possibly believe are accurate and find yourself proven otherwise.

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Phone With Dating Apps
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More and more people rely on dating apps to meet prospective partners.

Hoping someone else will swipe right on their profile, leading to a mutual match, and possibly a stable relationship.

Indeed, some people find the love of their lives after only a few swipes and a few days of messaging.

Others, however, swipe for months, even years, without getting a single match, growing more and more frustrated by whatever algorithm they are beholden to.

Often leading lovesick individuals to wonder what exactly their chances are at finding love on Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, or Scruff.

Or, for that matter, what the other people who search for love on apps or the internet are actually like, and if the person they've started chatting to are who they claim to be.

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People Describe The Most Statistically Unlikely Thing That's Ever Happened To Them
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Getting struck by lighting, winning the lottery, meeting someone else with your exact name who also shares your birthday.

For better or worse, the likelihood of any of these things happening to you is incredibly small.

And yet, there are still a handful of lucky, or unlucky, people who have experienced one, or all, of the above.

Even if the odds are against us by a significant margin, some people will go through an experience which they would never in a million years dream would happen to them.

Leaving them with quite some stories to tell.

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